Anyone for a beer?

[Stormy]

A controversial Scottish brewery has launched what it described as the world's strongest beer - with a 32% alcohol content.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8380412.stm

Sounds damn good!

 

[Dekstar]

This stuff literally burns your throat. I was in a Scottish town recently where they were trialing it and everybody drank so much of the stuff they all had yeast inflections.

 

[ríomhaire]

That is the best name for a drink ever. I want to try it just to say I've drank a Tactical Nuclear Penguin.

 

[Reginald]

I like spirits and all, but I find beer to be a bit gross when the alcohol content is too high. Some of the Belgian beers when you get up to like 14% aren't really all that quaff-able.

Also the title of this thread should have been "How about that beer I owed ya?"

 

[CyberPitz]

I don't think this is something I could drink often, but I'd like to have one....at the VERY least.

 

[kirovman]

This stuff literally burns your throat. I was in a Scottish town recently where they were trialing it and everybody drank so much of the stuff they all had yeast inflections.

I thought the high alcohol content would kill the yeast?

 

[knut]

I do fancy trying this at some point. Hope it appears in Falmouth.

 

[Vigilante]

Anybody know any places in the US that sell this stuff? Gotta try it!

 

[Bob_Marley]

Oh it'll be horrible. Never had beer that strong, but so called "barley wine" (~16%) was awful.

But I'll still drink it, after all, have too keep up appearances and what not.

 

[Acepilotf14]

Why don't you just eat hops straight from the barrel?

 

[<RJMC>]

30 for each one?? put that shit trough your ass!

 

[Laivasse]

Some of my favourite beer is barley wine (try New Holland's 'Existential Ale' - 'Pilgrim's Dole' is also good) but beer with that much alcohol content seems to be a hard thing to get right. Most breweries have trouble producing a beer over 8% that doesn't taste cloying and sickly.

I'd like to try this thing just for shits, but I doubt I'll be missing much if I don't get the chance.

EDIT: wtf@the pathetic handwringing from the critic in the news article. Obviously it's a cynical marketing ploy, but what's the big outcry? It's not as if latchkey kids are going to be hanging around on street corners getting pissed on stuff that costs £30 a pop.

 

[Shakermaker]

That is the best name for a drink ever. I want to try it just to say I've drank a Tactical Nuclear Penguin.

This. Best name evar.

 

[Sulkdodds]

I dunno, I quite like Nanny State.

"Fancy a pint, Aldridge?"

"Nah, just a Nanny State for me tonight, Brian. I'm driving later."

 

[Raziaar]

I would gladly trade any one of you for a beer.

Though... I don't care for beer that much and...

wait, what was this thread about?

 

[Dekstar]

I thought the high alcohol content would kill the yeast?

:arms:

 

[Sam]

they all had yeast inflections.

That's just the way Scottish people talk normally.

 

[Viperidae]

I thought the high alcohol content would kill the yeast?

Whoa.

Just whoa.

You're back?

 

[Shyam]

32% Alcohol content you say, my brain cells are dying from reading those words alone.

 

[The Monkey]

I bet it's shite.

 

[2Fast4U]

I'm sure it's shite. Still would like to try some.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

Went through 12+ Sierra Nevada last night with some friends, probably my favorite ale by a longshot. It's so damn refreshing and delicious. I ****ing love pale ales. Still have a bunch of great berry beers from microbreweries and a 4 of Duvels to share with my pops tonight. I'm psyched.

 

[G-Dub]

32%? Is that it? FAIL BEER!